[Shotimes] Intake Goo

[Paul Nimz]

That is how I have it on my V8, in between the oil separator and the intake
manifold.  If I were to put one on the V6 it would be spliced between the
oil separator line and the TB base.

Paul N


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Tatro" <stevetatro_shotimes@att.net>
To: "'van Oss'" <vanOss@centurytel.net>; "'shotimes'"
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:49 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Intake Goo


> Why not have the catch can installed on the PCV outlet AND remove the
> inlet PCV?  You would still catch whatever blowby accumulates, and you
> could measure the effects of blocking the inlet PCV simply by noting the
> change in amount of "stuff" in the canister over a certain number of
> miles.
>
> Also, do you have any pics?  I'm not sure where this PCV outlet is nor
> do I know what kind of canister you're using.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Tatro
> Red/Black '93 with 165k miles
> Cincinnati, Ohio
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of van Oss
> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 12:27 PM
> To: Noack, Jason; 'shotimes'
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Intake Goo
>
>
> Routing PCV fumes to a tank should not affect performance.  It's easiest
> to do this when you have the intake off.  Remove the stock PCV tube
> (runs from the center top of the engine, over to the throttle body, I
> think it's 5/8 ID like heater hose).  Replace with a longer section of
> hose, and locate the vented bottle wherever you can.  I placed my bottle
> in the space that was freed up when I replaced the stock air box with a
> snorkel. That's on my 92.
>
> There is another option that Paul Nimz and I have been experimenting
> with (maybe others)?  There is some performance benefit to creating a
> vacuum in the crankcase.  So on my 91 SHO, I have the stock PCV outlet
> tube, but the inlet tube is clamped shut.  (The inlet tube is the one
> that runs from the trottle body to the front cam cover.)  Yes, you still
> gradually get goo in your intake, though perhaps not as much since air
> is not pushed through the crankcase.  I only have butt-dyno results, but
> it seems to help performance a bit.  Paul wonders if maybe vacuum in the
> crankcase might also help reduce oil leaks, but I don't thnk we have any
> firm information about that yet.
>
> Joseph van Oss
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> DETAILS!!!!   How do I do this?  On my 87 Escort....(years ago) I
> managed to
> do a similar thing but this is a bit more complex.  Does it effect
> performance?  Why haven't more people done this?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> A few of us, wanting to keep the intake clean, have devised systems to
> re-route the outlet PCV tube into a vented tank. Joseph
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